KT Tops Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings

The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume IV, No. 47

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 15, 2016) – It was a new face atop the Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings for 2016 as Alabama native Kevin Thomas, Jr., claimed the number one ranking for the first time.

Thomas, Jr., took the number one ranking for 2016 after Robert Ballou finished in the top spot over each of the previous two seasons following Dave Darland’s number one ranking in 2013.

“KT” reeled off 13 overall wins this year at a half-dozen different tracks including a Smackdown triumph that was among a handful of Kokomo scores.

Racking up 36 top-fives and topping 50 top-tens was enough for Thomas, Jr., to edge USAC Sprint Car champion Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, OK, for the number one ranking by just 40 points.

Canton, IL, native Chris Windom made a late push to edge Thomas Meseraull for third by just three points with Darland rounding out the top five.

The balance of the top ten included Chad Boespflug, Ballou (who was sidelined by injury over the latter portion of the year), Chase Stockon, Shane Cottle and C.J. Leary.

Darland has ranked among the top five over each of the past four years while Bacon, Ballou and Stockon have finished among the top ten during each of the past four years.

The Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings are brought to you by Infinity Shocks. Infinity Shocks is dedicated to meeting your shock needs for all variety of Sprint Car, Midget and Micro Sprint racing. Keep track of Infinity Shocks via the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/infinity.shocks.

The Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings are a part of the Open Wheel Power Rankings that also includes STIDA Winged 410s, Rod End Supply Winged 360s, Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360s, www.midgetmadness.com Midgets and 305s presented by Dodge City Raceway Park. Bobby Clark topped the 305 portion and R.J. Johnson was best in the Non-Wing 360 ranks. The remaining Power Rankings will be released in the coming week.

A look at this year’s Top 50 in Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings is as follows:

Rank

Name

Hometown

Wins

Points

2015 Rank

2014 Rank

2013 Rank

1

Kevin Thomas, Jr.

Cullman, AL

13

782

3

15

6

2

Brady Bacon

Broken Arrow, OK

3

742

5

8

10

3

Chris Windom

Canton, IL

5

661

12

18

8

4

Thomas Meseraull

San Jose, CA

8

658

9

29

61

5

Dave Darland

Lincoln, IN

2

632

2

2

1

6

Chad Boespflug

Hanford, CA

6

555

13

9

9

7

Robert Ballou

Rocklin, CA

4

503

1

1

7

8

Chase Stockon

Sullivan, IN

3

497

4

7

5

9

Shane Cottle

Kokomo, IN

4

451

10

10

12

10

C.J. Leary

Greenfield, IN

3

446

8

14

23

11

Bryan Clauson

Noblesville, IN

14

441

18

4

2

12

Brady Short

Bedford, IN

8

430

7

6

3

13

Kyle Cummins

Princeton, IN

4

385

21

22

30

14

Damion Gardner

Concord, CA

5

376

14

12

11

15

Jarett Andretti

Mooresville, IN

2

364

24

35

65

16

Justin Grant

Ione, CA

4

345

11

5

14

17

Tyler Courtney

Indianapolis, IN

2

320

37

56

34

18

Richard Vander Weerd

Visalia, CA

1

300

16

30

40

19

Jeff Bland, Jr.

Bedford, IN

2

293

41

16

27

20

Josh Hodges

Tijeras, NM

5

286

25

73

NR

21

Jerry Coons, Jr.

Tucson, AZ

1

267

17

11

16

22

Jon Stanbrough

Avon, IN

1

244

6

3

4

23

Shawn Westerfeld

Guilford, IN

6

236

31

50

127

24

Max McGhee

Mooresville, IN

1

233

22

38

83

25

Brody Roa

Buena Park, CA

0

221

30

46

70

26

Austin Williams

Yorba Linda, CA

2

210

23

42

46

27

Shane Cockrum

Benton, IL

4

179

104

64

NR

28

Brent Beauchamp

Fairland, IN

2

173

38

33

40

29

Jake Swanson

Anaheim, CA

1

170

29

87

242

30

Ryan Bernal

Hollister, CA

2

150

35

57

37

31

Jordan Kinser

Bedford, IN

1

138

40

45

35

32

Clinton Boyles

Greenwood, MO

4

137

NR

NR

NR

33

A.J. Hopkins

Brownsburg, IN

3

137

46

51

33

34

Kody Swanson

Kingsburg, CA

4

135

26

59

117

35

Tyler Thomas

Collinsville, OK

1

132

NR

NR

NR

36

Korey Weyant

Springfield, IL

6

131

111

157

108

37

Carson Short

Marion, IL

1

131

42

28

125

38

Matt Westfall

Ludlow Falls, OH

1

129

NR

26

26

39

Mike Spencer

Temecula, CA

0

122

20

20

20

40

Cooper Clouse

Ohio City, OH

2

119

68

72

NR

41

Dallas Hewitt

Troy, OH

0

111

39

70

25

42

Nick Bilbee

Indianapolis, IN

1

108

28

55

44

43

R.J. Johnson

Phoenix, AZ

1

106

51

82

85

44

Aaron Farney

Lafayette, IN

0

106

33

68

140

45

Dustin Smith

Russiaville, IN

1

103

62

40

118

46

Michael Fischesser

Cincinnati, OH

0

103

73

48

150

47

Garrett Abrams

Rushville, IN

0

99

56

122

135

48

Cody Baker

Lone Jack, MO

8

91

63

NR

63

49

Taylor Walton

Warrensburg, MO

3

91

147

160

86

50

Scotty Weir

Marion, IN

1

90

36

19

13

Features Completed: 206 (218 in 2015, 224 in 2014, 235 in 2013)

Number of Different Winners: 72 (75 in 2015, 85 in 2014, 92 in 2013)

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 231 (268 in 2015, 293 in 2013, 336 in 2013)

A part of the recurring “The Wheatley Chronicles” series of articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, the Open Wheel Power Rankings are determined by cumulative points based on a sliding scale dependent upon car count at Sprint Car and Midget events across all sanctions and non-sanctions throughout North America.

The Wheatley Chronicles brings insight and highlights from all variety of racing series throughout the nation in 2015 and beyond along with the Open Wheel Power Rankings on a regular basis. Please send any comments, questions or advertising inquiries regarding The Wheatley Chronicles at www.sprintcarmania.com to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.